14 CFR § 61.411 - What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?

§ 61.411 What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?

Use the following table to determine the experience you must have for each aircraft category and class:

If you are applying for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating
for . . .

Then you must log at least . . .

Which must include at least . . .

(a) Airplane category and single-engine class privileges,

(1) 150 hours of flight time as a pilot,

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command in powered aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a single-engine airplane,
(iii) 25 hours of cross-country flight time,
(iv) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a single-engine airplane, and

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a single-engine airplane that is a light-sport aircraft.

(b) Glider category privileges,

(1) 25 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a glider, 100 flights in a glider, and 15 flights as pilot in command in a glider that is a light-sport aircraft, or
(2) 100 hours in heavier-than-air aircraft, 20 flights in a glider, and 15 flights as pilot in command in a glider that is a light-sport aircraft

(c) Rotorcraft category and gyroplane class privileges,

(1) 125 hours of flight time as a pilot,

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command in powered aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a gyroplane,

(iii) 10 hours of cross-country flight time,

(iv) 3 hours of cross-country flight time in a gyroplane, and

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a gyroplane that is a light-sport aircraft.

(d) Lighter-than-air category and airship class privileges,

(1) 100 hours of flight time as a pilot,

(i) 40 hours of flight time in an airship,
(ii) 20 hours of pilot in command time in an airship,

(iii) 10 hours of cross-country flight time,

(iv) 5 hours of cross-country flight time in an airship, and

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in an airship that is a light-sport aircraft.

(e) Lighter-than-air category and balloon class privileges,

(1) 35 hours of flight time as pilot-in-command,

(i) 20 hours of flight time in a balloon,
(ii) 10 flights in a balloon, and

(iii) 5 flights as pilot in command in a balloon that is a light-sport aircraft.

(f) Weight-shift-control aircraft category privileges,

(1) 150 hours of flight time as a pilot,

(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command in powered aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a weight-shift-control aircraft,

(iii) 25 hours of cross-country flight time,

(iv) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a weight-shift-control aircraft, and

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a weight-shift-control aircraft that is a light-sport aircraft.

(g) Powered-parachute category privileges,

(1) 100 hours of flight time as a pilot,

(i) 75 hours of flight time as pilot in command in powered aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a powered parachute,

(iii) 15 hours of cross-country flight time,

(iv) 5 hours of cross-country flight time in a powered parachute, and

(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a powered parachute that is a light-sport aircraft.